Stories for July 29th 2006
Massive redundancies in Varig
Brazilian flag carrier Varig, which was recently sold to one of its former subsidiary, announced Friday that it will lay off 5,500 workers as part of a broad restructuring plan.
Kirchner's public opinion standing strong: 75%
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner support remained strong in June, above 75%, although four points below the May reading, according to the latest public opinion poll from consultants CEOP released in Buenos Aires.
Why it's best to be a Dane or Swiss
According to the first “World map of happiness” created at the University of Leicester, Danes and Swiss are top of the list of 177 countries and Zimbabwe and Burundi in the other extreme.
Sir Nicholas re-elected chairman of UK/FI Group
Sir Nicholas Winterton, MP for Macclesfield has been re-elected unanimously and unopposed as chairman of the United Kingdom-Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Argentina/Chile “relations of trust” badly damaged
Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in a letter sent to her counterpart Nestor Kirchner complained that Argentina's decision to sharply increase the price of natural gas it sells to Chile had badly damaged the “relations of trust” between the two countries.
Uruguay repays IMF 900 million US dollars
Uruguay announced Friday the advance repayment of 900 million US dollars to the International Monetary Fund, which represents an overall saving of 40 million US dollars in interests.
Peru's Garcia returns pledging to battle poverty
Sixteen years after ending his first term in economic chaos and political violence, Alan Garcia, 57, returned to the presidency of Peru on Friday July 28, pledging to battle poverty.
Falklands overseas medical arrangements reviewed
Rapidly rising costs of overseas medical treatment have caused the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the medical services to come up with new guidelines for patient referral and other measures designed to keep future expenditure within budget.
Highest skyscraper in Panama City
A Spanish company has begun building in Panama what will be the highest skyscraper in Latinamerica: 350 metres high, 97 floors, a hotel, 333 residential apartments, offices, shops, revolving restaurant and a helipad among other facilities.
